AUDIO: Lamb's C-SPAN Turns 30

For political junkies, C-SPAN is Must See TV and the network is celebrating its 30th anniversary this month (yes, that means 28,000+ hours of U.S. House debate later...).

In the latest POLITICO Podcast, we chat with C-SPAN founder and CEO Brian Lamb about the network's past, present and future.

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Lamb says that he was confident from the beginning of C-SPAN's potential. How did he know it would take off? "I did a very scientific study: I talked to my friends."

Lamb said "nothing like this had ever been done" and believed that "enough people would have the same kind of reaction that you do if you live around Washington where, this is all very intriguing, the interaction between people that live and work here and are elected to come here and represent the public. And then how the money's spent. It sometimes can be quite dramatic even though it doesn't sound like it would be if you're thinking television."

Listen to the podcast in full to get Lamb's take on who has the thinnest skin in Washington (surprise: it's not politicians), on why he gets jealous of cable news from time to time, on prank calls into C-SPAN's morning call-in show, and his pessimism about getting cameras into the Supreme Court.